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ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- Firefighters battled a massive 10-alarm blaze at a paper factory in New Jersey Wednesday evening as temperatures plummeted into single digits.

It started just after 5 p.m. at one of the Marcal Paper Mills warehouses in Elmwood Park, New Jersey. The warehouse on River Drive and Summit Avenue contained large paper rolls used to make toilet paper, paper towels and tissues, according to officials.

The fire quickly spread to at least six other buildings, including the main 4-story building, which has collapsed. NJ.com reports that the plant's iconic red sign visible for years along Route 80 has also collapsed. About 90-percent of the complex is destroyed, according to an Elmwood Park police chief.

There are no known injuries at this time.

The blaze is not believed to be suspicious.

Firefighters from at least 10 Bergen County towns are on the scene, as well as Paterson in Passaic County. They were still trying to extinguish the flames around 10 p.m.

Elmwood Park Chief of Police Michael Foligno said at a press conference that frigid temperatures are a concern for first responders. He said if it was not so cold and windy, the fire would have been knocked down already and added the "whipping" wind feeds the flames and causes them to spread rapidly.

Gov. Phil Murphy commended the fire personnel who worked to put out the blaze.

"It's a tight knit community. An awful fire in any weather let alone this weather. We take their hats off to their courage and bravery."